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what do you think the issues are that make the georgia-texas swing so much safer or the farm states that are so loyally republican? what we have going for us that they don't have going for them? >> louisiana was one of the last southern states -- they talk about the deep south -- louisiana still has a democratic senator and until recently did not have a republican majority in either chamber. they voted for bill clinton twice. a lot of voters in the south are still registered democrat and would vote republican national it. our numbers are increasing and the numbers are decreasing but were still half the size of the democratic party in louisiana. it is interesting to look at this states that have been read verses blue but also the states that are changing. blues -- louisiana's moving toward red and west virginia is as well. there was talk about the western states becoming more purple. there is that famous line about ronald reagan not leaving the democratic party but the democratic party leaving him. many voters in louisiana stayed pretty much where they were in their beliefs and i felt lik
what do you think the issues are that make the georgia-texas swing so much safer or the farm states that are so loyally republican? what we have going for us that they don't have going for them? >> louisiana was one of the last southern states -- they talk about the deep south -- louisiana still has a democratic senator and until recently did not have a republican majority in either chamber. they voted for bill clinton twice. a lot of voters in the south are still registered democrat and...
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there was a drone used in texas. they used a drone out over the ranch.ranis guys' i wrote a column talking about how barack obama may have killed the civil liberties union. some people cannot break from obama. civil libertarians tend to be angry with obama. this is not just the drones. president obama will be signing a new law that allows for citizens to be held indefinitely without trial. civil libertarians oppose that and president obama said he would veto it. we're seeing this shift. many things being done abroad -- many citizens thought it was comforting. they are bringing the technology and the practices back to the united states. it is a little bit late to get that cat to walk backwards when it comes to civil liberties. host: this was written by our guest, jonathan turley. host: he was awarded the nobel peace prize. many democrats remain in raptured -- enraptured. the pendulum has swung from george bush and this is the best that can be done in this moment. guest: that is a debate we have on our blog. the people
there was a drone used in texas. they used a drone out over the ranch.ranis guys' i wrote a column talking about how barack obama may have killed the civil liberties union. some people cannot break from obama. civil libertarians tend to be angry with obama. this is not just the drones. president obama will be signing a new law that allows for citizens to be held indefinitely without trial. civil libertarians oppose that and president obama said he would veto it. we're seeing this shift. many...
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house republicans have also added a decision on the keystone oil pipeline between canada and texas. it is chaired by david dreier of california. >> we are here for consideration of hr 3630. thee happy to welcome distinguished chairman of the committee, my good friend. please come forward. we are awaiting day of arrival of the ranking member. in light of the fact we have a quorum, i would not want to keep our members waiting. we will say that any prepared statement will appear in the record. we welcome your summary. prepared statement will without objection appear in the record and we appreciate your summary. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you for having me here. the middle class tax relief and job creation act. there are four important facts about this bill. it's about strengthening our economy and getting americans back to work. two, it prevents massive cuts to doctors working in the medicare program to protect america's seniors and the disabled. three, it adopts a number of the president's legislative initiatives which represent the bipartisan cooperation americans ar
house republicans have also added a decision on the keystone oil pipeline between canada and texas. it is chaired by david dreier of california. >> we are here for consideration of hr 3630. thee happy to welcome distinguished chairman of the committee, my good friend. please come forward. we are awaiting day of arrival of the ranking member. in light of the fact we have a quorum, i would not want to keep our members waiting. we will say that any prepared statement will appear in the...
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host: good morning, texas. caller: several months ago, newt gingrich was a new program. he gets his health care still from the federal government -- was on your program. he gets his health care still from the federal government. why is that? if he quits in the privat sector, he would not get it. i am under the impression that, after five years, these guys -- why is it that they can collect? guest: the members of congress and their staff are in the same health insurance program as the rest of the federal employees, on pretty much the same terms and conditions. i have no personal knowledge of newt gingrich's health coverage. it is quite possible he was able to retire and keepis health insurance in the retirement. there is an interesting twist on health reform. one of the provisions is that, starting in 2014, members of congress will have to join the health insurance exchanges of this like the uninsured. for now, they suffer the same -- asefit from the same choices everybody else. host: sheila is a federal employee. caller: i make $30,000 perear. people always talk about th
host: good morning, texas. caller: several months ago, newt gingrich was a new program. he gets his health care still from the federal government -- was on your program. he gets his health care still from the federal government. why is that? if he quits in the privat sector, he would not get it. i am under the impression that, after five years, these guys -- why is it that they can collect? guest: the members of congress and their staff are in the same health insurance program as the rest of...
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he really sort of played into what was the texas mythology with texas politicians who were larger than life, very successful businessman who made a fortune here. they were risk takers, they were not afraid to fail. that was the sort of spirit he had at that i think got him into this thing. >> noting that at the naval academy, he was president of his class the last couple of years. early on he showed leadership traits have the ability to galvanize people under his leadership. that we would see later in his life. just a quick overview of his business career, let's take a look -- he went into business -- he left the navy after four years and went into business and to ibm as a salesman where he became the top salesman for the company. that was in 1957. in 1962 he founded his own company which was electronic data systems. he then sold it to general motors for $2.4 billion and stayed on the board. in 1988 he founded perot systems. in 2009 he sold that company to dell computers for $3.9 billion. the source of his great wealth. he and his family are known as philanthropists. can you talk about
he really sort of played into what was the texas mythology with texas politicians who were larger than life, very successful businessman who made a fortune here. they were risk takers, they were not afraid to fail. that was the sort of spirit he had at that i think got him into this thing. >> noting that at the naval academy, he was president of his class the last couple of years. early on he showed leadership traits have the ability to galvanize people under his leadership. that we would...
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this would have created over 4000 construction jobs this year in texas, oklahoma, texas. these are high-paying jobs. construction in nebraska would have traded an additional 9000 construction jobs. on top of that, there are 7000 manufacturing jobs associated with this project. these thousands of direct construction jobs were planned to begin next year. the majority of them more union jobs. contracts and subcontracts have been awarded to dozens of u.s. companies. local businesses along the route would have benefited from 118,000 spin-off jobs that would have been created through increased business. keystone is expected to add a $20 billion to the u.s. economy and they will pay half a billion dollars in taxes. the need for prompt approval is crucial today when the u.s. consumers are struggling to cope with the high cost of gasoline. specifically, this project has a capability to reduce u.s. dependence on opec oil supplies. the type of canadian crude that keystone would ship is very similar to the heavy crude that is already refined. canadian oil is not new or different. mor
this would have created over 4000 construction jobs this year in texas, oklahoma, texas. these are high-paying jobs. construction in nebraska would have traded an additional 9000 construction jobs. on top of that, there are 7000 manufacturing jobs associated with this project. these thousands of direct construction jobs were planned to begin next year. the majority of them more union jobs. contracts and subcontracts have been awarded to dozens of u.s. companies. local businesses along the route...
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recent jobs fair at the fall brook church in houston, texas, hundreds were online for jobs. in a city that has done fairly well, not good enough. this is a crisis, mr. speaker. and the congressional black caucus introduced legislation that would emphasize that jobs are a must, a crisis, and must be passed, we all joined in the resolution introduced in the summer months, we all got on that resolution, that we must do everything we can to create jobs and we introduced for the people job creation bill and worked on initiatives to deal with that. let me tell you where we are. we are addressing this question this week. i have no qualms that this is about two weeks before christmas. a holiday that many celebrate and the holiday of other faiths that celebrate around this time, hanukkah, we're all -- where all families come together no matter what faith you may be if you're in america you come toward your family in america. where our soldiers are themselves even though many are coming home, many of our soldiers are scattered around the world. i would almost suggest to you that someb
recent jobs fair at the fall brook church in houston, texas, hundreds were online for jobs. in a city that has done fairly well, not good enough. this is a crisis, mr. speaker. and the congressional black caucus introduced legislation that would emphasize that jobs are a must, a crisis, and must be passed, we all joined in the resolution introduced in the summer months, we all got on that resolution, that we must do everything we can to create jobs and we introduced for the people job creation...
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gohmert from texas, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. we are in a time of massive overspending. a time when someone to raise taxes, creating more of an economic problem. but it's been shocking that after the biggest wave election since the 1930's, 80-plus brand new republican conservative members coming into this house, it's been nearly a year and we really haven't cut much of anything. there's plenty of places to do it. it should be done. it can be done. we ought to just say we are going back to the last speaker pelosi budget before the big bailouts and stimulus all started occurring. i don't remember governmental entities around the country, federal governmental entities in 2007 and 2008, with speaker pelosi at the helm of things, complaining that they weren't getting enough federal money. yet if we went back there, just said, you know what, forget the stimuluses and the bailouts, obviously those haven't worked. less' just go back to the 2007 or -- let's just go back to the 2007 or 2008 budget. they didn't pass a budget they passed app
gohmert from texas, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. we are in a time of massive overspending. a time when someone to raise taxes, creating more of an economic problem. but it's been shocking that after the biggest wave election since the 1930's, 80-plus brand new republican conservative members coming into this house, it's been nearly a year and we really haven't cut much of anything. there's plenty of places to do it. it should be done. it can be done. we ought to just say...
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he's in texas and they get a lat -- lot of government aid. that's one of the reasons why he's been able to keep a very low unemployment level. so, some of president candidates are not being honest. barack obama's plan has been very helpful to a lot of states. host: thanks for calling. dave swenson, anything in the earlier part of his comments you can apply to the discussion here? >> sure. i want to make one thing clear. iowa's economy is very diverse. it's not an ag economy. largest manufacturing sector in terms of g -- g.d.p. and employment, the second largest is pping finance and banking, then we move down the line and get agriculture. agriculture maybe explains about 4% of the jobs on the farm level. we do have an agricultureal products sector. that sector tends to be stable. during hard times, we eat. we don't have the cyclical fluctations in the hiring the the ag economy though over time is requiring fewer and fewer workers, more and more machines. that's part of the depopulation of the rural area is that agriculture just doesn't need ve
he's in texas and they get a lat -- lot of government aid. that's one of the reasons why he's been able to keep a very low unemployment level. so, some of president candidates are not being honest. barack obama's plan has been very helpful to a lot of states. host: thanks for calling. dave swenson, anything in the earlier part of his comments you can apply to the discussion here? >> sure. i want to make one thing clear. iowa's economy is very diverse. it's not an ag economy. largest...
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the texas locker today to plan the modernization of the port of charleston than it is killing to take to modernize t panama canal. now, that is just plain incompetence. that is the government bureaucracy which has ground down to a level that is unbelievable. i remind people that when you have an aircraft carrier out here, we've fought the entire second world war from dember the seventh, 1941, to victory over japan in august of 1945. it is three years in eight months. in 44 months we defeat nazi germany, and imperial japan. recently took 23 years todd a fifth runway. now, that is all -- this is of humanly created incompetence. .. governor reagan campaigned on it. his program for job creation was for things, one, cut taxes, two cut regulations, three, favor american energy, four, praise the people who create jobs. now what is the obama model? the exact opposite. raise taxes, increase regulations, be against the american energy and attack the people who create jobs. exactly backwards. what was the result of the reagan approach? we created millions of new jobs in august of 1983. we have c
the texas locker today to plan the modernization of the port of charleston than it is killing to take to modernize t panama canal. now, that is just plain incompetence. that is the government bureaucracy which has ground down to a level that is unbelievable. i remind people that when you have an aircraft carrier out here, we've fought the entire second world war from dember the seventh, 1941, to victory over japan in august of 1945. it is three years in eight months. in 44 months we defeat nazi...
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personal social security savings account, which includes the july and experience and the galveston, texas experience. dramatically boulder and more oriented towards individual empowerment and individual choice, if i read correctly his program. second, i would say the paper we have issued on rebalancing the judicial branch, and the fact that i am prepared to call for abolishing the office of judge barry in san antonio because he is such a bigoted, antireligious judge, and it violates the american tradition and the american system. i think that is the boulder position than romney would take. if you compare my platform and his, i think you'll find a number of differences. >> i am for abolishing the capital gains tax. he casts his cut at $200,000, which would be a lower cap and obama has, which i thought was unusual. >> you said there were many differences between you and mitt romney. [inaudible] you ought know that to count running for the senate in 1994, running for governor, then running for president for six years, i don't know if that makes him a career politician or not. i will let you
personal social security savings account, which includes the july and experience and the galveston, texas experience. dramatically boulder and more oriented towards individual empowerment and individual choice, if i read correctly his program. second, i would say the paper we have issued on rebalancing the judicial branch, and the fact that i am prepared to call for abolishing the office of judge barry in san antonio because he is such a bigoted, antireligious judge, and it violates the...
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association -- there were 11 southern states that had dual associations in the south from virginia to texas. i came on as executive secretary at that time. in 1969 we merged and i have been there for 47 years. >> let's see this video of george wallace. >> john will come, unwanted, warranted for intrusion. >> this afternoon, following a series of threats and statements, the presence of alabama national guardsman was required on the university of alabama to carry out the final quarter of the united states district court of the northern district of alabama. that order called for the admission of two fairly qualified young alabama residents who happen to have been born negro. >> what do you remember about that incident in 1963? >> we were glad to see president kennedy on. he was very simple. we always thought he was going to lose. he had lost races before that time, particularly in 1959 and 1960, when he had the confrontation with jerry frank johnson. a lot of folks forget the civil rights deal in 1967, that particular civil-rights deal, which came under president eisenhower, allows the preside
association -- there were 11 southern states that had dual associations in the south from virginia to texas. i came on as executive secretary at that time. in 1969 we merged and i have been there for 47 years. >> let's see this video of george wallace. >> john will come, unwanted, warranted for intrusion. >> this afternoon, following a series of threats and statements, the presence of alabama national guardsman was required on the university of alabama to carry out the final...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. granger: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the state foreign operations part ofhis conference which contains $42.1 billion in discretionary budget authority. this means that since january, spending in this bill will decrease by $6.6 billion or more than 13%. the agreement includes overseas contingency spending to implement in frontline states and conflict areas. these costs are temporary and extraordinary and will be reduced over time. this bill has been written to address our foreign assistance and state department funding through the lens of what is most important to our national security interests and the security of our allies and our neighbor, mexico. the bill provides security assistance for critical allies including full funding for the u.s.-israel memorandum of understanding. the bill also carries new language on the palestinian authority, cutting off their economic aid and stopping their ability to have a u.s. office if they attain member status at the united nations. adecisi
the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. granger: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the state foreign operations part ofhis conference which contains $42.1 billion in discretionary budget authority. this means that since january, spending in this bill will decrease by $6.6 billion or more than 13%. the agreement includes overseas contingency spending to implement in frontline states and conflict areas. these costs are temporary and extraordinary...